Dear Kal-El

by Joe Dawis

Summary: Lois decides it's time to tell Superman she's
dissatisfied with their relationship. She's found someone else.

***

Lois: "Superman, I think we should stop seeing each other."

Superman: "I don't understand..."

L: "I just don't think I can deal with this anymore."

S: "What do you mean? Deal with what?"

L: "Well, the secrecy, for one thing. I don't want to keep hiding
our relationship. I feel like I'm dating a married man."

S: "But it's not the same thing. You know it's for your own good.
If my enemies ever knew..."

L: "I *know*. I know. But -- well you *are* a married man in a
way. You're married to all of Metropolis -- no, to the whole
world. The world *needs* you, Superman, and I just don't think I
have a right to make the demands on your time that our
relationship needs..."

S: "(sigh) I know it's been rough. Preparing gourmet dinners for
one,..."

L: "...watching the last hour of 'Sleepless in Seattle'
alone,..."

S: "...flying back from Rome by plane,..."

L: "...and your disguises on our dates! Gawd you look AWFUL in
glasses!"

(they both laugh nervously)

S: "I don't know what to say, Lois; but it's no different from
being married

to a doctor, or an FBI agent, or Jimmy Carter..."

L (shaking her head): "It's A LOT different! Anyway, I'm not sure
even a Fox Mulder is what I'm looking for..."

S: "But there's no reason we can't work through this, is there?"

(pregnant pause as no response is forthcoming from Lois)

S: "There's something you're not telling me."

L: "It's, uh, just that, well, there's someone else..."

S: "NOT LUTHOR?!" (he's back by this time, of course)

L: "No! No, of course not! What kind of an idiot do you -- don't
answer that! (pause) It's, uh, well, you know, it's... Clark. I
think I'm in love with Clark Kent."

(Superman is too stunned to reply.)

L: "But we can still be friends, can't we...?"

THE END

(kal-el.txt)